The Aga Khan Foundation provides scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master's level courses but is also willing to consider applications for PhD programmes, when doctoral degrees are necessary for the career objectives of the student. Requests will also be considered for travel and study awards for PhD students doing their research in Third World countries on topics judged to be of interest to the Aga Khan Development Network.

Selection Criteria: The main criteria for selecting award winners are:

The International Fellowships Program (IFP) is a Ford Foundation-supported program. The program is especially designed to support candidates from social groups that have been marginalized and lack systematic access to higher education, such as women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, and physically handicapped.

The Programme:

IFP will provide support for up to three years of formal post-graduate study. A maximum of 42 fellowships are available, with a very limited number of slots for PHD studies.

Once selected, Fellows may enroll in universities in any part of the world, including universities in India. IFP will provide university placement assistance.

The Delhi Administration grants stipends to the Physically Handicapped Students under the Physically Handicapped Students Rule, 1976. Under the scheme monetary assistance is provided to the blind, deaf and the orthopaedically handicapped students who are studying in classes I to VIII in Govt. recognised school in Delhi.

The handicapped students who secure up to 55% marks and whose parents/guardians income does not exceed Rs.500/- per month are eligible to be under the scheme. The students securing more than 55% marks and whose guardians/parents income is below Rs.1000/- per month are also eligible for the assistance.

The foundation gives out three types of scholarships to female candidates only:

Project Saraswati - Post Graduate

Project Saraswati – Graduate

Project Saraswati - High School

Project Saraswati - Post Graduate:

It gives out scholarships amounting to Rs 1,00,000 per annum, per person to deserving women graduates after a review of the candidate's academic credentials, followed by a personal interview.

Project Saraswati – Graduate

Scholarship of upto Rs 1,00,000 per annum, per person is given out to women who have the aptitude, drive and ambition to carve a place of pride for themselves in society, but do not have the financial strength to realize their dreams.

Project Saraswati - High School

Each girl will get upto Rs 3,000 per year in rural areas

Selection criteria

20 class X High School toppers from each of the five states mentioned below will be granted this scholarship. These 100 deserving candidates will be chosen from the following states:

The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund offers scholarships for duration of up to two years to Indian students who want to pursue a doctorate in India.

The Scholarship is give out to:

I. Indian Nationals for Ph.D studies in IndiaII. Indian nationals for visit to another Asian country for collection of material for their Ph.D studies in India.III. Nationals of other Asian countries for Ph.D studies in India,

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has set up a Scholarship Scheme to enable competent disabled students with limited financial means to receive higher education and become professionally/technically qualified.

Scholarship Amount:

The basic rate of scholarship shall be Rupees 1,200 per month.

Eligibility

The candidate should be an Indian National between 18 and 35 years of age.However, age can be relaxed at the discretion of the awarding authority.

The candidate should be either pursuing or should have gained admission to a full time course in an Indian university established by law or in a recognized equivalent institution.

The income of the candidate or his parents/guardians should not exceed Rupees 5,000 per month.

Applications could be made for any one of the following courses/subjects:

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is awarding scholarships under the SCHEME OF NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES for pursuing higher and technical education.

According to the ministry, there are 32 States and Union territories in the country that provide some sort of scholarships/stipend to the students with disabilities. Majority of States provide scholarship for education upto primary/middle level. Very few States provide scholarship to the disabled students for education beyond secondary level. Only Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Daman & Diu provide scholarship for college education. State of Andhra Pradesh provides financial assistance to disabled research scholars.